Mercury computer systems has introduced the 3U and 6U OpenVPX modules for EW and SIGINT (electronic warfare and signals intelligence) applications. The modules combine multiple technologies to detect, deceive and defeat electronic transmissions from opposing forces in missions ranging from radar targeting suppression to counter-improvised explosion devices. They can be configured with other components, such as RF tuners, into advanced ARS (application ready subsystems).
The modules support EW and SIGINT functionality on platforms with limited size, weight and power budgets. The ensemble HCD3210 processing module combines a Virtex-6 FPGA with a Freescale 8640D general purpose processor. An external data representation memory controller site enables input and output directly into the module, making it a suitable solution for data acquisition and multi-stage processing.
The ensemble SFM3010 is an advanced multi-plane switching module that supports a deterministic serial rapid IO fabric data plane, and a GigE switching control plane.
The 6U subsystems feature the Echotek series SCFE-V6-OVPX module, which supports three Virtex-6 FPGAs, and a Linux-based control processor. Multiple 6U modules can be configured in scalable subsystems supporting multi-channel coherency, which is critical for many EW and SIGINT applications.
